The career novelist

$15.95 WRITING

"...one of those rare books about writing that addresses the
practical issues of making writing your lifelong career without
ever losing sight of the artistic and emotional vision that
made you want to be a writer in the first place."
—MELISSA SCOTT, author of Trouble and Her Friends

"Filled with hope, yet grounded in reality and practical

advice, agent Donald Maass has written a book I wish I

could have read twenty-five years ago."

—MARGARET MARON, author of The Bootlegger's Daughter

"...an indispensable volume for all libraries, and for anyone

interested in learning about the world of publishing..."

—ED GORMAN, Mystery Scene

f uccessful New York literary agent Donald Maass has
guided many fiction writers from first book to full-rime
career. In The Career Novelist, Maass has gathered his
considerable experience and insight both as an agent and as an
author of fourteen novels and put it into one indispensable
resource. From Maass, learn about:

The dream and reality of being a published author

• How to choose an agent
  The marketing game
  Collaborations
  Electronic rights, and much much more!

Whether you are bunching or jumpstarting your writing career,
The Career Novelist is the place to start.

Heinemann

PORTSMOUTH, NH

ISBN 0-435-08693-6

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